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What You'll Do Here:
As a Manager of Software Engineering for Cengage's Authoring Enablement team, your time, effort and attention will be divided between people management and project team engineering responsibilities-managing a team of software developers as well as contributing to application development and support. This team supports the services and tools that support authoring assessment content used by Cengage courseware platforms.
Job Duties
As a Functional Manager (coach)
Lead a strong and engaged team passionate about delivering quality software.
Meet with the product and technology team leads to understand functional & technological needs of the business, and provide guidance on potential solutions.
Work with the team to design, architect, and implement new features.
Collaborate with internal and enterprise technology teams to design and develop solutions that solve complex business problems.
Evolve the technology stack to meet growing demands for high availability and scale in an operationally sound manner.
Continuously evaluate the size & staffing of your team to ensure that business objectives are delivered in a predictable & efficient way
Support and promote individual professional development and career growth for your team members.
Interviewing & hiring new team members, as well as assisting other managers with the assessing of prospective candidates.
As a Team Member (player)
Demonstrate a solid understanding of software development and design.
Help breakdown, estimate, and commit to the delivery of small increments of work.
As appropriate, use a variety of software development techniques (e.g. pair programming, test driven development) to ensure consistently high-quality software.
Perform root cause analysis, technology evaluation, and design spikes to define architecture supporting high-quality resilient software and aid in early risk/dependency detection
Skills Needed:
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience).
Proven experience leading software engineering in an agile environment following a continuous delivery approach.
Strong teamwork orientation and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, while identifying and effectively resolving project issues within a fast-paced environment.
Experienced knowledge of various languages and web technologies/frameworks (Java, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, etc).
Solid understanding of version control systems (Git).
Ability to effectively collaborate closely between dev team and business users; presenting technical concepts in language suited to the audience.
Creative problem solving skills and ability to communicate and translate feedback, needs and solutions.
Must be aware of cultural differences in interactions and in the way work gets done.
May require up to 10% travel.
Preferred
Previous experience delivering products using Agile development practices (CI/CD, TDD).
Can ensure "Engineering Excellence" (e.g. Testing, Security, processes).Engineering Excellence" (e.g. Testing, Security, processes)
Cengage Group's Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and students enrolled in two-year, four-year and vocational programs. We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our customers, we deliver quality, easy-to-use course materials from textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as MindTap and WebAssign. In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help institutions solve problems and we empower students to leverage the power and joy of learning to transform lives.
Cengage Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason. You may view Cengage's EEO/Affirmative Action Policy signed by CEO Michael Hansen (https://p.widencdn.net/pdvq6j/EEO_Policy_Statement_January_2017) and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice (http://embed.widencdn.net/pdf/plus/cengage/ybs5gt19ik/eeopost-merged.pdf) by visiting their corresponding links.
Cengage Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or you may call us at +1 (617) 289-7917.
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About Cengage Group
Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
Cengage Group , a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms.
We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.
